The Nobel Women’s Initiative was established in 2006 by six female Nobel Peace Laureates, representing North and South America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Bringing together their personal experiences in a united effort for peace with justice and equality they seek to help strengthen work being done in support of women’s rights around the world - work often carried out in the shadows with little recognition.

They believe that peace is much more than the absence of armed conflict. Peace is the commitment to equality and justice; a democratic world free of physical, economic, cultural, political, religious, sexual and environmental violence and the constant threat of these forms of violence against women – indeed against all of humanity.

The mission of the Nobel Women’s Initiative is to address and work to prevent the root causes of violence by spotlighting and promoting the efforts of women’s rights activists, researchers and organizations working to advance peace, justice and equality. By sharing a platform with these women, the NWI spotlights their tireless work to prevent violence against women.

NWI is currently focusing on women’s rights in Iran. To date, at least 11 women’s rights activists have been summoned by the Revolutionary Court, and another 50 cases are pending. On April 23 two more women’s rights activists were sentenced to prison, reportedly charged with “gathering and colluding to disturb national security,” “disturbing public order” and “disobeying the orders of officials.”

To learn more about NWI and to tell the Iranian authorities that campaigning for women’s rights is not a threat to national security, click here:
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